Manhattan leads field at Rusty Raisland Invite

Jefferson’s A.J. Eckmann and Whitehall’s Hunter Flynn finished second and third, respectively, at the Rusty Raisland Invitational Cross Country Meet in Townsend, Saturday, ending Manhattan’s hopes for a clean sweep in the team standings.

The boys’ varsity race was won by Leonard McComas, of Manhattan, a school which also had runners place fourth, fifth, sixth and seventh.

McComas ran the 3-mile course at Old Baldy Golf Course in 16:06.09, with Eckmann crossing the finish line in 16:09.00. Flynn was timed at 16:27.09.

Hobson’s Christina Eike won the girls’ event, turning in a time of 19:51.74, with Twin Bridges’ Savanna Stewart (20:23.92) placing third. Ann Russell, of Whitehall, was also a Top 5 finisher. She finished with a time of 20:50.23.

Manhattan won both team results, with the girls scoring 45 points and runner-up Townsend scoring 60. Twin Bridges was third with 116 points.

The boys’ scoring saw Manhattan finish with a paltry 23 points, with Townsend placing second with 63 points. Whitehall was fifth with 178 points.

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